ArticleBiology of sport2025
Effects of linear versus curvilinear sprint training on multidirectional speed in young soccer players: a randomized parallel-group trial.
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- Effects of different training modalities on lower-limb explosive power, acceleration, 20-m sprint performance, and change-of-direction ability in youth soccer players: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Construct differentiation and reliability of a novel curvilinear sprint test in female handball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Repeated sprint performance and fatigue responses across different movement patterns in amateur soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Does curvilinear sprint training with different radii improve multidirectional speed and sprint mechanics in youth soccer players?Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Sprints, Decelerations and Turns Most Commonly Precede Goals in Soccer: Analysis of 6 FIFA World Cups.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Return to performance: machine learning insights into how absence time following muscle injuries affects match running performance in LaLiga soccer players.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Velocity-Based Curve Differential Repeated Sprinting Training: A Novel Approach to Shape Physical Performance in Young Basketball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of linear sprint training (LST) compared to curvilinear sprint training (CST) using an equivalent session training volume, on linear (LS) and curvilinear (CS) sprint performance, horizontal force-velocity profile, and change of direction (COD) ability in young soccer players. In a randomized pre-post parallel-group trial design, nineteen U16 male soccer players were randomly assigned to LST (n = 9) and CST (n = 10) groups. Both groups performed 11 sprint training sessions over 6 weeks. Before and after the training period, LS (5 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, and 30 m), CS (weak and good side), horizontal force-velocity profile, and COD speed (modified 505 test) were assessed. The LST showed small to moderate significant enhancements (p ≤ 0.05) in LS (except 5 m sprint), modified 505 test, theoretical maximal velocity (V
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